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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

407 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILLOW GROVE...

  NORTHERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...



* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT



* AT 401 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER BUCKS

  AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE 

  LITTLE NESHAMINY CREEK. DOPPLER RADAR STORM TOTAL ESTIMATES 

  REACHED 5.31 INCHES IN WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP IN BUCKS COUNTY.

  NUMEROUS ROADWAYS ARE CLOSED IN WARMINSTER, WARRINGTON AND 

  HORSHAM COUNTIES. A SPOTTER JUST REPORTED OVER AN INCH OF RAIN 

  IN 10 MINUTES IN AMBLER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

 

  RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY

  MIGHT CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE WISSAHICKON AND PENNYPACK CREEKS

  ALL THE WAY INTO PHILADELPHIA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

  GARDENVILLE...FRICKS...WOODSIDE...SPRING MOUNT...SOUDERTON... 

  RICHBORO...NEWTOWN...LEVITTOWN...LANSDALE...LANGHORNE...IVYLAND...  

  FEASTERVILLE...DUBLIN...DOYLESTOWN...COLLEGEVILLE...CHALFONT AND   

  AMBLER.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



&&



LAT...LON 4012 7477 4012 7483 4007 7488 4006 7495

      3997 7509 3998 7511 3995 7515 4025 7563

      4042 7505 4031 7491 4030 7487 4024 7484

      4017 7473 4015 7472



$$

 

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